Website Flags Wrongly Paywalled Papers
Thousands of open access papers have mistakenly asked readers to pay access fees, but publishers are correcting the errors.
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NIH Finds Using Anonymous Proposals to Test for Bias is Harder than it Looks
NIH Finds Using Anonymous Proposals to Test for Bias is Harder than it Looks
Race-blind reviews very difficult and may not help, researchers say
Pay-to-View Blacklist of Predatory Journals Set to Launch
Private firm says its watchlist of untrustworthy journals will be objective and transparent — but not free.
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We’re moving the online journal forward, and we hope you’ll join us on our journey.
Female Authors Get Fewer Citations in Astronomy
Papers with female first authors receive 10% fewer citations than comparable work published by men, according to a new study
Publicity or Perish: Finding the Balance in Science Communication
Publicity or Perish: Finding the Balance in Science Communication
The time that you’re absolutely sick of saying it is about the time that your target audience has heard it for the first time.
Research Transparency: 5 Questions About Open Science Answered
Partly in response to the so-called 'reproducibility crisis' in science, researchers are embracing a set of practices that aim to make the whole endeavor more transparent, more reliable – and better.
Crowd-Based Peer Review Can Be Good and Fast
Confidential feedback from many interacting reviewers can help editors make better, quicker decisions.
Science Needs a Solution for the Temptation of Positive Results
A few years back, scientists at the biotechnology company Amgen set out to replicate 53 landmark studies that argued for new approaches to treat cancers using both existing and new molecules. They were able to replicate the findings of the original research only 11 percent of the time.
How Much Citation Manipulation Is Acceptable?
Is citation manipulation a moral problem or an accounting problem?
The Non-Scientist’s Guide to Reading and Understanding a Scientific Paper
The right approach and a little extra effort will help improve your scientific literacy.
Teaching Robots Right from Wrong
Artificial intelligence is outperforming the human sort in a growing range of fields – but how do we make sure it behaves morally?
The Future Of Libraries Is Collaborative, Robotic, And Participatory
The Future Of Libraries Is Collaborative, Robotic, And Participatory
Libraries can survive these times of technological upheaval, but they’re going to have to change–and fast.
Software Simplified
Containerization technology takes the hassle out of setting up software and can boost the reproducibility of data-driven research.
5th World Conference on Research Integrity
May 28-31, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
How Women Mentors Make a Difference in Engineering
They act as a “social vaccine” that protects female students against negative stereotypes and gives them a sense of belonging.
Unattractive People Are Seen As Better Scientists
Good looking, sociable people don’t make good scientists, according to popular stereotypes.
Austrian Science Fund Open Research Data Pilot Report
Austrian Science Fund Open Research Data Pilot Report
Supporting the development of new models for open research data in the digital age.
Monument to Peer Review Unveiled in Moscow
Cornerstone of modern science immortalized in concrete.
Transparency In Authors' Contributions And Responsibilities To Promote Integrity In Scientific Publication
Transparency In Authors' Contributions And Responsibilities To Promote Integrity In Scientific Publication
Research institutions should have regular open conversations on authorship criteria and ethics and that funding agencies adopt ORCID and accept CRediT.
Who Should Speak for Academics over the Future of Publishing?
Learned societies used to be seen as the guardians of academic prestige. They should act on that moral authority and reclaim their oversight of peer review, says Aileen Fyfe
Academics ‘Should Not Sign Over Research Copyright to Publishers’
Report urges academy to ‘embrace’ opportunities for wider research dissemination
Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorates in the Workforce
Exploring the diverse pathways traveled by science, engineering, and health doctorates as they progress through their careers.
Research Articles Must Be Openly Available
The Research Council of Norway is giving universities and university colleges a six-month deadline to upload articles stemming from Council-funded projects to open repositories.
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